Who has the right to request and propose to promulgate regulations on measures to promote gender equality in Vietnam?

According to Article 15 of the Decree No. 48/2009/NĐ-CP of the Vietnam’s Government, subjects having the right to request and propose to promulgate regulations on measures to promote gender equality are listed below:

- Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial-level People's Committees shall request the Government to promulgate regulations on measures to promote gender equality according to its competence; or send proposals to the Government for the latter to submit to the National Assembly or National Assembly Standing Committees for promulgation regulations on measures to promote gender equality according to their competence.

- The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Front's member organizations may request the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee or the Government to promulgate regulations on measures to promote gender equality.

- Other agencies, organizations and individuals may request or propose the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee or the Government to promulgate regulations on measures to promote gender equality according to their competence.

Order of and procedures: In accordance with the law on promulgation of legal documents.

A dossier of request for promulgation of regulations on measures to promote gender equality covers the following:

- Impacts of existing legal provisions on men and women and the gender disparities, inequality and discrimination in reality;

- Details of measures to promote gender equality;

- Forecast impacts of these measures on men and women once promulgated;

- Necessary human and financial resources for implementing these measures.

More details at the Decree No. 48/2009/NĐ-CP of the Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 15, 2009.

Phuong Thanh

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